Let’s play a little game. What’s the first thing that comes to mind when you hear “South Street”? OK. What about “Congress Street”? And, lastly, what do you think of first when you hear someone say “West Street”?

Chances are you first thought of “potholes” when you thought of South Street. For Congress Street you may have thought of potholes, or perhaps an alternate route to take to avoid the infamous potholes? And lastly, you may have sputtered some curse words in regards to West Street.

This is a problem if you haven’t noticed. All three of these streets are important facets to getting around our town – Sturgis. And yet, they remain an obstacle course for your vehicle.

I hate potholes. There, I’ve said it. I hate them. I refuse to go to Little Caesars anymore because their parking lot is an absolute joke. What good is a $5 pizza when you’ve tore out the undercarriage of your vehicle getting there? It’s stupid!

Sturgis has a pothole problem. But, that’s not all. They don’t have the funds to fix them, or at least that’s what they say. I’ll have to scratch my head on that one for a minute. However, it’s a problem and it needs addressed.

It’s been the talk on Facebook – both the necessity of fixing them and how to pay for it.

It seems the city’s first idea is propose a street millage. Really? You mean we’re that bad off that we can’t fix a few roads?

You know, people are going to wonder what is really happening with their tax dollars in this town. If we can’t afford to fix the roads then why did we construct an ice skating rink downtown? I don’t think I once saw more than one person actually skating. It seemed like a rather ridiculous waste of money – most of the time it was even posted “No Skating!”

The folks of this town can’t afford to have another millage added on to their property taxes. And, I’m not alone in my thoughts. I hear about it everyday. However, we all dislike the shape many of streets are in. So, the question remains. How does Sturgis resolve this matter?

That’s a good question. And, frankly, I don’t know the answer. What I do know is that more taxes is not in the city’s best interest right now according to most people. Perhaps some public forums are in order to gather input from residents on how such projects could be resolved, or better yet – paid for!

If you have some ideas write a letter to the editor (email: newsroom@sturgisjournal.com) or contact your Precinct Commissioner. You can also comment right here under this blog. Let’s talk about it….